Theresa May is to start culling Tory manifesto commitments after her cabinet decided yesterday to accelerate planning for a no-deal Brexit. David Lidington, who is in effect the prime minister’s deputy, will start in “short order” to identify policies to be shelved to free resources for the...Theresa May is to start culling Tory manifesto commitments after her cabinet decided yesterday to accelerate planning for a no-deal Brexit. David Lidington, who is in effect the prime minister’s deputy, will start in “short order” to identify policies to be shelved to free resources for the...Theresa May is to start culling Tory manifesto commitments after her cabinet decided yesterday to accelerate planning for a...

Exercise is as good as medicine for lowering high blood pressure, the first overview of research has concluded. Doctors should encourage their patients to get off the sofa instead of simply taking a pill, scientists have said. Their work adds to mounting evidence that walking, cycling and even gardening protect against fatal illness. Matt...Exercise is as good as medicine for lowering high blood pressure, the first overview of research has concluded. Doctors should encourage their patients to get off the sofa instead of simply taking a pill, scientists have said. Their work adds to mounting evidence that walking, cycling and even gardening protect against fatal illness. Matt...Exercise is as good as medicine for lowering high blood pressure, the first overview of research has concluded. Doctors should...

The wife of a bogus aristocrat has tried to prevent the sale of their manor house, the proceeds of which could secure his release from prison. “Lord” Hugh Rodley, 71, was a conman jailed after trying to pull off the world’s largest bank raid. In 2016, after he ignored a court order to repay £1.2 million to the...The wife of a bogus aristocrat has tried to prevent the sale of their manor house, the proceeds...The wife of a bogus aristocrat has tried to prevent the sale of their manor house, the proceeds...

The number of NHS prescriptions for a life-changing thyroid drug has fallen by about 40 per cent after a pharmaceutical company put the price of a tablet up from 16p to £9.22 — a rise of 5,663 per cent. Thousands of patients...The number of NHS prescriptions for a life-changing thyroid drug has fallen by about 40 per cent after a pharmaceutical company put the price of a tablet up from 16p to £9.22 — a rise of 5,663 per cent. Thousands of patients...The number of NHS prescriptions for a life-changing thyroid drug has fallen by about 40 per cent after a...

Universities are being told to stop awarding so many first-class degrees without good reason after a report showed that some institutions were giving them to more than half of their students. The Office for Students (OfS) said...Universities are being told to stop awarding so many first-class degrees without good reason after a report showed that some institutions were giving them to more than half of their students. The Office for Students (OfS) said...Universities are being told to stop awarding so many first-class degrees without good reason after a report showed...

Netflix has already revolutionised television. Now it is trying to do the same to Hollywood. The streaming company is planning to release 90 feature films a year, triple the output of its biggest studio rivals, as it attempts to recreate the...Netflix has already revolutionised television. Now it is trying to do the same to Hollywood. The...Netflix has already revolutionised television. Now it is trying to do the same to Hollywood. The...

India will overtake Britain to become the world’s fifth largest economy next year, a new analysis claims. The UK will drop two places in the rankings of the world’s largest economies in 2019, also falling behind France as...India will overtake Britain to become the world’s fifth largest economy next year, a new analysis claims. The UK will drop two places in the rankings of the world’s largest economies in 2019, also falling behind France as...India will overtake Britain to become the world’s fifth largest economy next year, a new analysis claims. The UK will...

Britain would have to take part in European parliamentary elections next year if the government applied to extend Article 50 beyond July, ministers have been told. Theresa May has ruled out extending Article 50, insisting that...Britain would have to take part in European parliamentary elections next year if the government applied to extend Article 50 beyond July, ministers have been told. Theresa May has ruled out extending Article 50, insisting that...Britain would have to take part in European parliamentary elections next year if the government applied to extend...

Extreme winds knocked over lorries and damaged other vehicles on a ferry sailing to Scotland, prompting a major emergency response. P&O’s European Causeway ran into severe weather as she travelled from Larne in Co Antrim yesterday morning.Extreme winds knocked over lorries and damaged other vehicles on a ferry sailing to Scotland...Extreme winds knocked over lorries and damaged other vehicles on a ferry sailing to Scotland...

White van man is being offered a reprieve from daily pollution charges of £12.50 under plans to improve air quality with a vehicle scrappage scheme. Small businesses employing fewer than ten people will be able to apply for a...White van man is being offered a reprieve from daily pollution charges of £12.50 under plans to improve air quality with a vehicle scrappage scheme. Small businesses employing fewer than ten people will be able to apply for a...White van man is being offered a reprieve from daily pollution charges of £12.50 under plans to improve air quality...

The BBC would be bolder and more efficient if the licence fee was replaced with a non-compulsory subscription model, according to one of the corporation’s veteran foreign correspondents. Owen Bennett-Jones, who worked at the...The BBC would be bolder and more efficient if the licence fee was replaced with a non-compulsory subscription model, according to one of the corporation’s veteran foreign correspondents. Owen Bennett-Jones, who worked at the...The BBC would be bolder and more efficient if the licence fee was replaced with a non-compulsory subscription model...

A mother has told how she feared for her son’s safety the night before a climb that led to his death on Ben Nevis. Nicky Boothroyd, 53, received a text message from her son, Patrick, 21, before he attempted to scale Britain’s tallest peak. The...A mother has told how she feared for her son’s safety the night before a climb that led to his...A mother has told how she feared for her son’s safety the night before a climb that led to his...

Sir, If and when parliament holds a series of indicative votes on the full range of Brexit options (report, Dec 17, and letters, Dec 18), the option of rescinding Article 50 should be included. Passing a final decision to a second referendum would...Sir, If and when parliament holds a series of indicative votes on the full range of Brexit...Sir, If and when parliament holds a series of indicative votes on the full range of Brexit...

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In 1154 Henry II was crowned King of England; in 1783 William Pitt the Younger, 24, became the youngest British prime minister; in 1863, in London, Frederick Walton patented his invention of linoleum; in 1871 Samuel Clemens, better known as the author Mark Twain, took out a patent for “an improvement in adjustable and detachable garment straps” — braces; in 1984 Margaret Thatcher signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration to return Hong Kong to Chinese rule.

Nature notes

Snow geese, which breed on the High Arctic tundra, turn up here and there in most winters in Scotland, and there has been one recently at Munlochy Bay in Highland. They are small, beautiful snowy-white geese with black wingtips, and are usually seen walking or flying about with flocks of other wintering geese that have come down from the north. Sometimes a blue-grey form, or “morph”, occurs. One must be careful to distinguish snow geese from white farmyard geese, which are aberrant forms of the greylag goose. It is harder to know if one is seeing a truly wild snow goose, since they sometimes escape from private wildfowl collections, and there is a flock of feral birds that flies freely about the Inner Hebridean islands. In North America they are well-known migratory birds. They are also familiar to numerous people who have read Paul Gallico’s sentimental children’s novel of 1941, The Snow Goose.

A Russian billionaire with ties to the Kremlin paid nearly €300,000 to the head of security for President Macron’s party this year, it has been claimed. Iskander Makhmudov, an industrialist who is worth $6 billion and is close to President Putin, allegedly made the €294,000 transfer in July to a...A Russian billionaire with ties to the Kremlin paid nearly €300,000 to the head of security for President Macron’s party this year, it has been claimed. Iskander Makhmudov, an industrialist who is worth $6 billion and is close to President Putin, allegedly made the €294,000 transfer in July to a...A Russian billionaire with ties to the Kremlin paid nearly €300,000 to the head of security for President Macron’s party this...

Eurosceptics pushing for France to leave the EU won a victory yesterday when President Macron bowed to calls to allow referendums in the aftermath of the “yellow vest” revolt. Activists pushing for “Frexit” regard the move as the first step to a vote on France’s EU membership. Mr Macron summoned ministers to tell them that he would...Eurosceptics pushing for France to leave the EU won a victory yesterday when President Macron bowed to calls to allow referendums in the aftermath of the “yellow vest” revolt. Activists pushing for “Frexit” regard the move as the first step to a vote on France’s EU membership. Mr Macron summoned ministers to tell them that he would...Eurosceptics pushing for France to leave the EU won a victory yesterday when President Macron bowed to calls to allow...

A former national security adviser to President Trump convicted of lying to the FBI was granted a possible reprieve from prison yesterday after a judge in Washington delayed his sentencing. Michael Flynn was given the chance to avoid jail by agreeing to co-operate further with prosecutors in a justice department...A former national security adviser to President Trump convicted of lying to the FBI was granted a...A former national security adviser to President Trump convicted of lying to the FBI was granted a...

They have no access to heat, electricity and hot water. Medics are nowhere to be seen. Rats run freely in and around the tents. On the Greek islands where Europe’s biggest humanitarian crisis in a generation was meant to be solved, rubbish piles...They have no access to heat, electricity and hot water. Medics are nowhere to be seen. Rats run...They have no access to heat, electricity and hot water. Medics are nowhere to be seen. Rats run...

A brawl broke out at an Italian primary school’s Nativity play when two women fought over the best seats. The...A brawl broke out at an Italian primary school’s Nativity play when two women fought over the...A brawl broke out at an Italian primary school’s Nativity play when two women fought over the...

Two days before Christmas David Berry Jr, a Missouri poacher jailed for illegally slaughtering hundreds of deer and...Two days before Christmas David Berry Jr, a Missouri poacher jailed for illegally slaughtering...Two days before Christmas David Berry Jr, a Missouri poacher jailed for illegally slaughtering...

China has been criticised for building unneeded foreign ports, setting up environmentally damaging dams and saddling small countries with crippling debt. Now it seems even Beijing’s cuddly black and white ambassadors are losing popularity overseas.China has been criticised for building unneeded foreign ports, setting up environmentally...China has been criticised for building unneeded foreign ports, setting up environmentally...

Sir Martin Sorrell has been dragged into the fallout from the Grenfell Tower disaster through a lawsuit against Arconic, manufacturer of the cladding panels blamed for the rapid spread of the fire, The Times has learnt. The former chief executive of WPP, the advertising giant, was a director of...Sir Martin Sorrell has been dragged into the fallout from the Grenfell Tower disaster through a lawsuit against Arconic, manufacturer of the cladding panels blamed for the rapid spread of the fire, The Times has learnt. The former chief executive of WPP, the advertising giant, was a director of...Sir Martin Sorrell has been dragged into the fallout from the Grenfell Tower disaster through a lawsuit against Arconic...

Investors are more pessimistic about the world economy than they have been at any point since the 2008 financial crisis, a survey of leading money managers found yesterday. Concerns about a slowdown, compounded by fears of an escalation of the US-China trade war, have prompted them to move into defensive assets and dump shares, a report by...Investors are more pessimistic about the world economy than they have been at any point since the 2008 financial crisis, a survey of leading money managers found yesterday. Concerns about a slowdown, compounded by fears of an escalation of the US-China trade war, have prompted them to move into defensive assets and dump shares, a report by...Investors are more pessimistic about the world economy than they have been at any point since the 2008 financial crisis, a...

Britain’s biggest charity with £26 billion of assets called in police after potential fraudsters successfully duped senior management and gained access to sensitive information. Details of two phishing attacks were disclosed in the annual report of the Wellcome Trust, a leading funder of medical and other scientific...Britain’s biggest charity with £26 billion of assets called in police after potential fraudsters...Britain’s biggest charity with £26 billion of assets called in police after potential fraudsters...

Royal Bank of Scotland has picked an internal candidate, Katie Murray, as its new finance chief, raising the prospect that it could become the first big UK bank to have an all-female executive leadership team. She will work...Royal Bank of Scotland has picked an internal candidate, Katie Murray, as its new finance chief, raising the prospect that it could become the first big UK bank to have an all-female executive leadership team. She will work...Royal Bank of Scotland has picked an internal candidate, Katie Murray, as its new finance chief, raising the prospect...

New York regulators have fined Barclays $15 million after concluding an investigation into the attempted unmasking of a whistleblower by Jes Staley, the bank’s chief executive. The New York State Department of Financial...New York regulators have fined Barclays $15 million after concluding an investigation into the attempted unmasking of a whistleblower by Jes Staley, the bank’s chief executive. The New York State Department of Financial...New York regulators have fined Barclays $15 million after concluding an investigation into the attempted unmasking of...

One of the architects of the campaign to nudge millions of moderate earners into pension saving for the first time has been rewarded with the top job at the Pensions Regulator. Charles Counsell, head of the state-backed Money...One of the architects of the campaign to nudge millions of moderate earners into pension saving for the first time has been rewarded with the top job at the Pensions Regulator. Charles Counsell, head of the state-backed Money...One of the architects of the campaign to nudge millions of moderate earners into pension saving for the first time...

Households should be spared an interest rate rise until the current political uncertainty clears early next year, assuming it does, The Times’ panel of economic experts has said. The Bank of England will announce its...Households should be spared an interest rate rise until the current political uncertainty clears early next year, assuming it does, The Times’ panel of economic experts has said. The Bank of England will announce its...Households should be spared an interest rate rise until the current political uncertainty clears early next year...

Ofcom has rejected a request from Wireless Group, the owner of Talksport, to review how the BBC acquires sports rights for radio. The BBC has radio rights to broadcast 144 live Premier League matches a season while Talksport and Talksport 2 have...Ofcom has rejected a request from Wireless Group, the owner of Talksport, to review how the BBC...Ofcom has rejected a request from Wireless Group, the owner of Talksport, to review how the BBC...

The solar power group backed by BP is to install more than 350,000 panels in Britain without subsidies after striking a deal to sell electricity to the maker of Budweiser. Lightsource BP said it would build new solar farms covering 500 acres and...The solar power group backed by BP is to install more than 350,000 panels in Britain without...The solar power group backed by BP is to install more than 350,000 panels in Britain without...

The largest specialist fishing gear seller in the UK has bucked the retail downturn and boosted sales at its shops and online. Sales at Angling Direct rose by nearly a third in the four months to November. The Aim-listed company said that group...The largest specialist fishing gear seller in the UK has bucked the retail downturn and boosted...The largest specialist fishing gear seller in the UK has bucked the retail downturn and boosted...

● Manager disliked by most of players ● Wore hoodie to Munich memorial

He had been expecting to take training at Carrington, but instead José Mourinho was sitting alone at a table in the restaurant at the Lowry Hotel at 2pm yesterday afternoon. Wearing cream chinos and a black jacket, the sacked 55-year-old sipped a cup of tea while looking out of the window. Behind...He had been expecting to take training at Carrington, but instead José Mourinho was sitting alone at a table in the restaurant at the Lowry Hotel at 2pm yesterday afternoon. Wearing cream chinos and a black jacket, the sacked 55-year-old sipped a cup of tea while looking out of the window. Behind...He had been expecting to take training at Carrington, but instead José Mourinho was sitting alone at a table in the restaurant...

Mauricio Pochettino is keen to be considered as the permanent successor to José Mourinho at Manchester United, who have lined up their former striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to take over as caretaker manager. United have targeted Tottenham Hotspur’s sought-after manager to take over long term. In a more surprising move, the club have opened...Mauricio Pochettino is keen to be considered as the permanent successor to José Mourinho at Manchester United, who have lined up their former striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to take over as caretaker manager. United have targeted Tottenham Hotspur’s sought-after manager to take over long term. In a more surprising move, the club have opened...Mauricio Pochettino is keen to be considered as the permanent successor to José Mourinho at Manchester United, who have lined...

The summons to be sacked yesterday was surely the last we will see of José Mourinho managing in England. He departs renowned for two things; winning and, when he couldn’t, finding someone else to blame, to throw under the bus. Miss him? Not those Manchester United players he has frequently denigrated this season...The summons to be sacked yesterday was surely the last we will see of José Mourinho managing in...The summons to be sacked yesterday was surely the last we will see of José Mourinho managing in...

It has become easy to lose track of who is playing whom in this rerun of Manchester United: The Betrayal of a Legend...It has become easy to lose track of who is playing whom in this rerun of Manchester United: The...It has become easy to lose track of who is playing whom in this rerun of Manchester United: The...

This was not just predictable, but predicted. From the moment José Mourinho arrived at Old Trafford, the trajectory...This was not just predictable, but predicted. From the moment José Mourinho arrived at Old...This was not just predictable, but predicted. From the moment José Mourinho arrived at Old...

José Mourinho has never been good at managing players whose personalities he doesn’t like. He seems to see things in black and white terms, but in life — and in football management — people have to allow for grey areas. That’s why he had such a...José Mourinho has never been good at managing players whose personalities he doesn’t like. He...José Mourinho has never been good at managing players whose personalities he doesn’t like. He...

The raincoatsAs managerial menswear slides ever further into an era of shiny padded atrocities and baseball...The raincoatsAs managerial menswear slides ever further into an era of shiny padded...The raincoatsAs managerial menswear slides ever further into an era of shiny padded...

Bruce Buck has condemned a section of fans for the “mindless” behaviour that has shamed Chelsea and vowed that the...Bruce Buck has condemned a section of fans for the “mindless” behaviour that has shamed Chelsea...Bruce Buck has condemned a section of fans for the “mindless” behaviour that has shamed Chelsea...

Interviews of 2018

The honours system is everything that sport is not. The process by which these awards are handed out is opaque, subjective and arbitrary, while sport rewards on a meritocratic basis: results speak for themselves, but who can say why Seb Coe, say...The honours system is everything that sport is not. The process by which these awards are handed...The honours system is everything that sport is not. The process by which these awards are handed...

Sam Curran was bought by Kings XI Punjab for £800,000 yesterday, making him the most expensive overseas player in the...Sam Curran was bought by Kings XI Punjab for £800,000 yesterday, making him the most expensive...Sam Curran was bought by Kings XI Punjab for £800,000 yesterday, making him the most expensive...

Merchant banker who was sidelined after developing multiple sclerosis and spent the next 30 years trying to change attitudes to disability

Skydiving is challenging, all the more so if you have to be lifted out of a wheelchair and strapped on to your partner’s back before tumbling out into the void. Yet Charles Morland managed it, as one of his many demonstrations that disabled people can do more than many people imagine. “It was sheer bravado,” his son Henry said. “He didn’t enjoy it at all. But his...Skydiving is challenging, all the more so if you have to be lifted out of a wheelchair and...Skydiving is challenging, all the more so if you have to be lifted out of a wheelchair and...

In the hours after midnight a nine-year-old Tibetan reincarnate lama began an epic journey across the highest...In the hours after midnight a nine-year-old Tibetan reincarnate lama began an epic journey across the highest mountains on Earth, pursued by Chinese troops. Luck was with him, though, for it snowed so heavily that the only sound Lodi Gyari and his father made was the muffled thump of their horses’ hoofs. It was so...In the hours after midnight a nine-year-old Tibetan reincarnate lama began an epic journey across the highest mountains on...

There could be a shock on the way sometime in the new year. This winter has been largely mild, although wet and windy in what has been typical Atlantic winter weather. However, trouble is brewing in the stratosphere over the Arctic. This is where...There could be a shock on the way sometime in the new year. This winter has been largely mild...There could be a shock on the way sometime in the new year. This winter has been largely mild...

1 The events depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry culminate in which pivotal battle? 2 Which synonym for “forever” is the...1 The events depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry culminate in which pivotal battle? 2 Which synonym...1 The events depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry culminate in which pivotal battle? 2 Which synonym...

Let’s play a game.Go on then — I’m not actually doing any work this close to Christmas anyway. OK. Name...Let’s play a game.Go on then — I’m not actually doing any work this close to Christmas anyway. ...Let’s play a game.Go on then — I’m not actually doing any work this close to Christmas anyway. ...

★★★★☆ The director Joe Hill-Gibbins doesn’t do boring Shakespeare. His Measure for Measure was stuffed with sex dolls and bongs. His Midsummer Night’s Dream romped in a field of mud. And now he tackles Richard II, turning what is often seen as...★★★★☆ The director Joe Hill-Gibbins doesn’t do boring Shakespeare. His Measure for Measure was...★★★★☆ The director Joe Hill-Gibbins doesn’t do boring Shakespeare. His Measure for Measure was...

★★★★☆When the high street has reached biblical levels of crowding and your recent Christmas entertainment has...★★★★☆When the high street has reached biblical levels of crowding and your recent...★★★★☆When the high street has reached biblical levels of crowding and your recent...

★★★★☆Feel you’ve digested this story over so many Christmases past that it has become as unappetising as...★★★★☆Feel you’ve digested this story over so many Christmases past that it has become...★★★★☆Feel you’ve digested this story over so many Christmases past that it has become...

Scottish prosecutors are closing in on two Libyans suspected of planning the Lockerbie bombing. Using diplomatic contacts that led to an agreement to extradite the brother of the Manchester bomber, US and Scottish investigators are hopeful they will be given permission to interview Abdullah...Scottish prosecutors are closing in on two Libyans suspected of planning the Lockerbie bombing. Using diplomatic contacts that led to an agreement to extradite the brother of the Manchester bomber, US and Scottish investigators are hopeful they will be given permission to interview Abdullah...Scottish prosecutors are closing in on two Libyans suspected of planning the Lockerbie bombing. Using diplomatic contacts that...

Malta’s longest-serving prime minister has claimed it was “impossible” for the Lockerbie bomb to have left the island and suggested that a miscarriage of justice had taken place. Eddie Fenech Adami, who led the country at the time of the atrocity 30 years ago, also raised doubts about the reliability of the witness whose evidence led to the...Malta’s longest-serving prime minister has claimed it was “impossible” for the Lockerbie bomb to have left the island and suggested that a miscarriage of justice had taken place. Eddie Fenech Adami, who led the country at the time of the atrocity 30 years ago, also raised doubts about the reliability of the witness whose evidence led to the...Malta’s longest-serving prime minister has claimed it was “impossible” for the Lockerbie bomb to have left the island and...

NHS managers are being trained to refer to staff and patients as “they” rather than “he” or “she” to avoid offending transgender people. Courses offered by NHS Lothian, in tandem with Scottish Trans Alliance (STA) and LGBT Health and Wellbeing, encouraged managers to use gender-neutral pronouns at home and work to...NHS managers are being trained to refer to staff and patients as “they” rather than “he” or “she”...NHS managers are being trained to refer to staff and patients as “they” rather than “he” or “she”...

Police piecing together the last movements of an officer whose body was found at a burn in Angus have traced two witnesses. PC Dean Morrison’s body was discovered in the Barry Burn in Carnoustie at the weekend. Detectives said...Police piecing together the last movements of an officer whose body was found at a burn in Angus have traced two witnesses. PC Dean Morrison’s body was discovered in the Barry Burn in Carnoustie at the weekend. Detectives said...Police piecing together the last movements of an officer whose body was found at a burn in Angus have traced two...

An Edinburgh marketing chief has defended himself after being criticised for suggesting that tourism bodies in the city had a hatred of tourists. Gordon Robertson, the chairman of Marketing Edinburgh, accused critics in a...An Edinburgh marketing chief has defended himself after being criticised for suggesting that tourism bodies in the city had a hatred of tourists. Gordon Robertson, the chairman of Marketing Edinburgh, accused critics in a...An Edinburgh marketing chief has defended himself after being criticised for suggesting that tourism bodies in the...

A bus careered off the road and crashed into a garden after it was in a collision with a car. The incident triggered long tailbacks for drivers in Cardonald, Glasgow, at 3.40pm yesterday after police sealed off the area. Conor Gray, who saw the...A bus careered off the road and crashed into a garden after it was in a collision with a car. The...A bus careered off the road and crashed into a garden after it was in a collision with a car. The...

At long last it looks as though Derek McInnes has found the man to replace Adam Rooney as Aberdeen’s main striker. Sam Cosgrove rubber-stamped his credentials to lead the line with a wonderful double as Aberdeen eased to victory over Dundee. Andrew Considine also bagged an unlikely brace, as McInnes’s men moved alongside Celtic and to within one point of Rangers and...At long last it looks as though Derek McInnes has found the man to replace Adam Rooney as...At long last it looks as though Derek McInnes has found the man to replace Adam Rooney as...

Rangers have taken two American players on trial and Steven Gerrard has revealed he could sign Matt Polster and...Rangers have taken two American players on trial and Steven Gerrard has revealed he could sign Matt Polster and Andrew Gutman “as soon as possible” if they impress the Ibrox manager. Before tonight’s game at Hibernian, Gerrard was keen to play down a move for Dominic Solanke, the Liverpool and England striker, who...Rangers have taken two American players on trial and Steven Gerrard has revealed he could sign Matt Polster and Andrew Gutman...

Soaring living costs coupled with a loss of competitiveness and adverse global developments threaten to undermine Ireland’s economic model and risk the nation’s prosperity, a state watchdog warns in a report published today. In a stark assessment of the Irish economy, the National Competitiveness...Soaring living costs coupled with a loss of competitiveness and adverse global developments threaten to undermine Ireland’s economic model and risk the nation’s prosperity, a state watchdog warns in a report published today. In a stark assessment of the Irish economy, the National Competitiveness...Soaring living costs coupled with a loss of competitiveness and adverse global developments threaten to undermine Ireland’s...

The cost of the national children’s hospital may exceed the €1.43 billion already signed off by the government, the development board has admitted. The cost of the hospital was agreed at just under €1 billion in April last year, but has risen since then and may continue to rise before its projected completion in August 2022. The project...The cost of the national children’s hospital may exceed the €1.43 billion already signed off by the government, the development board has admitted. The cost of the hospital was agreed at just under €1 billion in April last year, but has risen since then and may continue to rise before its projected completion in August 2022. The project...The cost of the national children’s hospital may exceed the €1.43 billion already signed off by the government, the development...

Paschal Donohoe was on the verge of sanctioning a €10 budget increase in carbon tax “to send a signal” about climate change before a last minute change of heart, departmental documents show. A pre-budget submission for the finance minister prepared by his officials showed that he had been preparing to sign off on...Paschal Donohoe was on the verge of sanctioning a €10 budget increase in carbon tax “to send a...Paschal Donohoe was on the verge of sanctioning a €10 budget increase in carbon tax “to send a...

Business is soaring at Dublin airport with 30 million passengers this year for the first time in its 78-year history. The DAA confirmed that it passed the landmark figure in the past few days. With the busy Christmas period...Business is soaring at Dublin airport with 30 million passengers this year for the first time in its 78-year history. The DAA confirmed that it passed the landmark figure in the past few days. With the busy Christmas period...Business is soaring at Dublin airport with 30 million passengers this year for the first time in its 78-year history.

Almost one in five deaths in Ireland is caused by respiratory diseases, research suggests. Respiratory diseases affect the lungs or airways, and include lung cancer, asthma, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis and tuberculosis. The...Almost one in five deaths in Ireland is caused by respiratory diseases, research suggests. Respiratory diseases affect the lungs or airways, and include lung cancer, asthma, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis and tuberculosis. The...Almost one in five deaths in Ireland is caused by respiratory diseases, research suggests. Respiratory diseases...

A plan to modernise the garda has been signed off by the government amid warnings from the opposition that funding must be provided to ensure the proposals are delivered. The four-year initiative will implement all 157...A plan to modernise the garda has been signed off by the government amid warnings from the opposition that funding must be provided to ensure the proposals are delivered. The four-year initiative will implement all 157...A plan to modernise the garda has been signed off by the government amid warnings from the opposition that funding...

Borrowers will have greater protection from early next year after proposed legislation to regulate private equity funds cleared its final hurdle yesterday. The bill put forward by Michael McGrath, Fianna Fáil’s finance...Borrowers will have greater protection from early next year after proposed legislation to regulate private equity funds cleared its final hurdle yesterday. The bill put forward by Michael McGrath, Fianna Fáil’s finance...Borrowers will have greater protection from early next year after proposed legislation to regulate private equity...

If you are a user of Facebook or Twitter, look for the #wildflowerhour hashtag, especially on Twitter, where it is most lively. The device is the creation of Isabel Hardman, a political journalist and wildflower lover. It brings together...If you are a user of Facebook or Twitter, look for the #wildflowerhour hashtag, especially on...If you are a user of Facebook or Twitter, look for the #wildflowerhour hashtag, especially on...

A garda has been convicted of careless driving causing the death of a 75-year-old woman. Warren Farrell, 35, of Clondalkin, Co Dublin, was responding to a panic button call at a Topaz garage in a marked patrol car when he...A garda has been convicted of careless driving causing the death of a 75-year-old woman. Warren Farrell, 35, of Clondalkin, Co Dublin, was responding to a panic button call at a Topaz garage in a marked patrol car when he...A garda has been convicted of careless driving causing the death of a 75-year-old woman. Warren Farrell, 35, of...

The officer in charge of a large independent police investigation into the British Army’s notorious IRA agent Stakeknife has denied it is a witch-hunt against members of the security forces. Jon Boutcher, the chief constable of...The officer in charge of a large independent police investigation into the British Army’s notorious IRA agent Stakeknife has denied it is a witch-hunt against members of the security forces. Jon Boutcher, the chief constable of...The officer in charge of a large independent police investigation into the British Army’s notorious IRA agent...

Irish banks are required to hold much more capital than their European peers, which helps explain why mortgage rates...Irish banks are required to hold much more capital than their European peers, which helps explain...Irish banks are required to hold much more capital than their European peers, which helps explain...

If you want to understand Ireland’s relationship to its electric vehicle charging network think of the guy who dug...If you want to understand Ireland’s relationship to its electric vehicle charging network think...If you want to understand Ireland’s relationship to its electric vehicle charging network think...

Dalata, Ireland’s largest hotel group, is on course to meet its earnings estimates for the year after it recorded steady revenue growth. The company announced in a trading update yesterday that revenue per available room, or Revpar, a key metric...Dalata, Ireland’s largest hotel group, is on course to meet its earnings estimates for the year...Dalata, Ireland’s largest hotel group, is on course to meet its earnings estimates for the year...

The No 9 took time to settle but tells Ciarán Ó Raghallaigh that he wants to play regularly for Leinster and also pull on the green shirt for Joe Schmidt

The Leinster HQ was a quiet zone on Monday morning, its halls and gym without the Ireland contingent who had been called into a Joe Schmidt mini-camp. For now, at least, Jamison Gibson-Park is one of the remainers when the substantial contingent of Irish stars exit to Carton House — but that may not always be the case. June is when the Kiwi-born scrum half becomes...The Leinster HQ was a quiet zone on Monday morning, its halls and gym without the Ireland...The Leinster HQ was a quiet zone on Monday morning, its halls and gym without the Ireland...

New Year’s resolutions will soon come sharply into focus, yet there is a small band of men in the west of Ireland who...New Year’s resolutions will soon come sharply into focus, yet there is a small band of men in the west of Ireland who have recently picked up a new habit which they are determined to carry into 2019. Anybody who has followed Connacht Rugby closely this season will likely be familiar with the phrase “winning becomes...New Year’s resolutions will soon come sharply into focus, yet there is a small band of men in the west of Ireland who have...

A few hours before Katie Taylor demolished Eva Wahlstrom brick by brick at Madison Square Garden last Saturday night, John Joe Nevin was at the York Hall in London, working through the low foothills of his career. His opponent, Reynaldo Cajina...A few hours before Katie Taylor demolished Eva Wahlstrom brick by brick at Madison Square Garden...A few hours before Katie Taylor demolished Eva Wahlstrom brick by brick at Madison Square Garden...